The Performance Plan 2006

Contents

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Policy Context
  • 2.1 Our Corporate Objectives
  • 2.2 Our Priorities
  • 2.3 Other Plans and Strategies
  • 2.4 Policy Context - Key Actions in 06/07
• 3 The Local Strategic Partnership, Community Strategy and Local Area Agreement
  • 3.1 The Local Strategic Partnership for South Cambridgeshire
  • 3.2 The Community Strategy
  • 3.3 How we will contribute to the Community Strategy in 06/07
  • 3.4 Development of a new 2007/2010 Community Strategy
  • 3.5 The Cambridgeshire Local Area Agreement (LAA)
  • 3.6 LAA "Stretch Targets"
  • 3.7 06/07 Community Strategy/Local Area Agreement actions
• 4 Major Service Issues in 2006/07
  • 4.1 Achieving our Priorities for 2006/07
  • 4.2 Other Important Areas of Service Delivery
• 5 Resources, Capacity and Value for Money
  • 5.1 Our Financial Position
  • 5.2 Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS)
  • 5.3 Council Spending
  • 5.4 Achieving Efficiency Savings
  • 5.5 Transformation Project
  • 5.6 Procurement
  • 5.7 Workforce Planning
  • 5.8 Risk Management
  • 5.9 Equal Opportunities
  • 5.10 Key 06/07 Resources, Capacity and Value for Money actions
• 6 Inspection and Audit
  • 6.1 Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) Inspection
  • 6.2 What we have done to address CPA judgement issues.
  • 6.3 Corporate Inspection and Audit during 2005/06
  • 6.4 05/06 Audit and Inspection strengths and improvement areas
  • 6.5 Planning Inspection
  • 6.6 Procurement Inspection
  • 6.7 2006/07
  • 6.8 Overall Assessment
  • 6.9 Main 06/07 Actions to address Inspection conclusions
  • 6.10 Contracts Letter Statement
• 7 Consultation
  • 7.1 Consultation and the Budget
  • 7.2 Satisfaction with services - Three Yearly Surveys
  • 7.3 Other Satisfaction Surveys
  • 7.4 Consultation on Plans and Policies
  • 7.5 Quality of Life Survey 2006
  • 7.6 Consultation Plans for 2006/07
• 8 Performance Trends
  • 8.1 Has Our Performance Improved?
  • 8.2 How we compare with other councils
  • 8.3 Improving Data Accuracy
  • 8.4 The overall picture
  • 8.5 Key Actions to Improve Performance in 2006/07
• 9 Milestones for 2006/07
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Milestones for Priority 1 - Improving Customer Service
  • 9.3 Milestones for Priority 2 - Northstowe and Growth Areas
  • 9.4 Milestones for Priority 3 - Affordable Housing
  • 9.5 Other Milestones - Other Major Corporate Projects
• 10 Performance Indicators - Our 3 Corporate Priorities
  • 10.1 Priority 1 - To Improve Customer Service
  • 10.2 Priority 2 - To Achieve Successful, Sustainable New Communities at Northstowe & Other Major New Settlements
  • 10.3 Priority 3 - To Increase the Supply of Affordable Housing
• 11 Performance Indicators - Important Corporate Matters
  • 11.1 Performance Indicators - Important Corporate Matters
• 12 Performance Indicators - Other National Best Value
• 13 2006/07 Service Plans
• 14 Abbreviations
• 15 Contact Details